Afghanistan

Army dad, Shawn Sullivan, and his kids.

For Your Thursday Weeping Pleasure: This Dad Coming Home From Afghanistan

Babies are born. People die. Birthdays and anniversaries and Christmas all happen, and our military folks miss it all.

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"To Kill a Sparrow"

To Kill a Sparrow Traces One Afghan Woman's Struggle To Escape Her Unlawful Arranged Marriage

The Center for Investigative Reporting has produced a short documentary following Soheila, a woman imprisoned for running away with the man she loved.

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Stranger Than Fiction: The CIA Commissioned Osama bin Laden Toys for War on Terror

The CIA hoped to scare small children with these red-faced toys, but pulled the plug before the figurines could work their anti-Osama hysteria.

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Iranian Journalist Sparks a Movement, Women Take Selfies Sans Their Veils

Masih Lainejah has inspired Iranian women to photograph their "stealth freedom" on Facebook, taking off their veils in protest of oppression.

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Goodbye Hogwarts, Hello Soldier: Neville Longbottom Got Hot

In case you didn’t know, Neville Longbottom is allllll grown up.

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